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Re:Facebook Pledges $130M to Fund “Supreme Court” for Content by ivanbakel on Thursday December 12, 2019 @04:40PM (#21776823)
Surely there should be something disconcerting about being massively disagreed with, and finding that you can't imagine any cause more respectable than pedophiles and fascists?

I agree with you that these things are important, but why do you think so if you can't formulate a good argument for them that doesn't rely on peoples' sympathy for Nazis?

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Re:Facebook Pledges $130M to Fund “Supreme Court” for Content by bilbo0s on Thursday December 12, 2019 @07:32PM (#21778062)
Because I'm of the opinion that Free Speech is important to protect speech that most people do not like. Not really to protect speech that most people have no problem with in any case.

Why do you think it's important if not to protect speech that most people do not like? I mean, if it's speech or behavior that no one has a problem with, why does it need your protection?

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